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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 342,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 319,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,250, an increase
of 250 from the previous week's revised average of 331,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent for the week ending Oct. 19, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 19 was 2,450,000, an increase of 23,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,427,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,470,000, a
decrease of 250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,470,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 312,501 in the week ending Oct. 26, an increase of 40,563
from the previous week. There were 332,061 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Oct. 19, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,053,203, an increase of 87,617 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,183,047.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Oct. 12.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,108 in the week ending Oct. 19, a decrease of 975 from the prior
week. There were 1,940 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 294 from the preceding week.
There were 29,074 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 12, an increase of 2,925 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,707, a decrease of 104 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 12 were
in Puerto Rico (5.8 percent), Alaska (3.5), California (2.9), Rhode Island
(2.9), Hawaii (2.6), Washington (2.6), New Jersey (2.4), Oregon (2.4), Arkansas
(2.3), and Pennsylvania (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 19 were
in Michigan (+2,150), Mississippi (+1,458), New Mexico (+426), New Hampshire
(+233), and Washington (+226), while the largest decreases were in California
(-5,301), Pennsylvania (-4,592), Ohio (-4,046), Missouri (-2,758), and Indiana
(-1,612).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 26 Oct. 19 Change Oct. 12 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 342,000 319,000 +23,000 342,000 371,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 312,501 271,938 +40,563 306,522 332,061
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 331,250 331,000 +250 336,250 364,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 19 Oct. 12 Change Oct. 5 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,450,000 2,427,000 +23,000 2,509,000 2,649,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,053,203 1,965,586 +87,617 1,969,516 2,183,047
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,470,000 2,470,250 -250 2,485,750 2,658,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.7% +0.1 1.7% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 19 Oct. 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,108 3,083 -975 2,898
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,940 2,234 -294 2,298
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 12 Oct. 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,074 26,149 +2,925 36,983
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,707 22,811 -104 28,916
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 87 93 -6 13,348
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/19/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,301 Fewer layoffs in all industries.
PA -4,592 Fewer layoffs in the food, service, and transportation equipment
industries.
OH -4,046 No comment.
MO -2,758 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries.
IN -1,612 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery and transportation
equipment industries.
NJ -1,499 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Columbus Day Holiday), as well as
fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MN -1,347 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
AL -1,319 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment and textile industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MS +1,458 Layoffs in the apparel, industrial machinery, computer equipment,
electrical equipment, and transportation equipment industries, and
manufacturing.
MI +2,150 Layoffs in the automobile industry, an indirect effect of the General
Motors strike in Canada.
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